Instructions
Check your understanding of the parts of a thesis-controlled essay by analyzing the parts of this essay.
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b.) Read the essay.
c.) Next, note the following parts by changing the color of the font:
- The introduction
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- The body
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1st body paragraph purple
2nd body paragraph brown
3rd body paragraph green
4th body paragraph red
- The conclusion
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Introduction
d.) Highlight the thesis (the overall main point of the entire essay).
Body
e.) Bold the sentence in each body paragraph that you think best summarizes the point of that specific paragraph, i.e., the sentence that you believe best captures what the paragraph is about.
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John Langan & Teresa Beacom*
Beacom
ENGL 1101
13 July 2013*
The Hazards of Going to the Movies
I am a movie fanatic. My friends count on me to know movie trivia (who was the pigtailed little girl in E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial? Drew Barrymore) and to remember every big Oscar awarded since I was in grade school (Best Picture 1994? Forrest Gump, Best Picture 2011? The King’s Speech). My friends, though, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. While I love movies as much as ever, the inconvenience of going out, the temptations of the theater, and the behavior of some patrons are reasons for me to wait and watch the movie on my own TV.
Leaving a home equipped with an HDTV, Blue-Ray, and surround sound isn’t an attractive idea on a humid, cold, or rainy night. Even if the weather cooperates, I have to drive for fifteen minutes to get to the nearest multiplex. The parking lot is shared with several restaurants and a supermarket, so it’s always jammed. I have to drive around at a snail’s pace until I spot another driver backing out. Then, it is time to stand in an endless line, with the constant threat that tickets for the show I want will sell out. If my friends and I do get tickets, the theater is usually so crowded that I am not able to sit with my friends, or we have to sit in a front row gaping up at a giant screen. I also have to shell out a ridiculous amount of money—up to $10—for a ticket. I just don’t enjoy the general hassle of the evening.
Once I have made it to the box office and gotten my tickets, I am confronted with the problems of the theater itself. If I am in one of the run-down older theaters, I must adjust to the musty smell of seldom-cleaned carpets. Escaped springs lurk in the faded plush or cracked leather seats, and half of the seats are either loose or tilted so I sit at a strange angle. The newer twin and quad theaters offer their own problems. Sitting in an area only one-quarter the size of a regular theater, moviegoers often have to put up with the sound of the movie next door. This is especially jarring when the other movie involves racing cars or a karate war and I am trying to enjoy a quiet love story. And whether the theater is old or new, it will have floors that seem to be coated with rubber cement. By the end of a movie, my shoes almost have to be pried off the floor because they have become sealed to a deadly compound of spilled soda, hardening bubble gum, and crushed Ju-Ju-bes.
I am also surrounded by the sights and sounds of those tempting snacks (which eventually end up on the floor) that I really don’t need. At home, I do pretty well. By simply not buying stuff that is bad for me, I am not surrounded by unhealthy options. Going to the theater, however, is like spending my evening in a Seven-Eleven that’s been equipped with a movie screen and comfortable seats. As I try to persuade myself to just have a diet Coke, the smell of fresh popcorn dripping with butter soon overcomes me. Chocolate bars the size of small automobiles seem to jump into my hands. I risk pulling out my fillings as I chew enormous mouthfuls of Milk Duds. By the time I leave the theater, I feel disgusted with myself.
Many of the other patrons are even more of a problem than the concession stand. Little kids race up and down the aisles, usually in giggling packs. Teenagers try to impress their friends by talking back to the screen, whistling, and making what they consider to be hilarious noises. Adults act as if they are at home in their own living room. They comment loudly on the ages of the stars and reveal plot twists that are supposed to be a secret until the film’s end. And people of all ages create distractions. Everyone texts (causing their phones to light up like a flashlight), talks on their cell phones, and forgets to shut their ringers off. They also crinkle candy wrappers, stick gum on their seats, and drop popcorn tubs or cups of crushed ice and soda on the floor. In addition, they cough and burp, squirm endlessly in their seats, file out for repeated trips to the rest rooms or concessions stands, and elbow me out of the armrest on either side of my seat.
After arriving home from the movies one night, I decided that I was not going to be a moviegoer anymore. I was tired of the problems involved in getting to the theater, resisting unhealthy snacks, and dealing with the theater itself and all of the other movie goers. The next day, I arranged to have premium move channels installed as part of my Cable TV service and joined NetFlix and Amazon Prime. I may now see movies a bit later than other people, but I’ll be more relaxed watching box office hits in the comfort of my own living room.
*This essay was written by John Langan and published in his writing text Exploring Writing: Paragraphs and Essays. The essay was revised by Teresa Beacom in July of 2013.
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